How To Install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8. pam-kwallet is PAM module for KWallet

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pam-kwallet`

PAM module for KWallet.

We can use yum or dnf to install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pam-kwallet.

Install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam-kwallet using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pam-kwallet

Install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pam-kwallet using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pam-kwallet

How To Uninstall pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pam-kwallet package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pam-kwallet

pam-kwallet Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/autostart/pam_kwallet_init.desktop
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4/566813680d87ff3870a9a16351bdabb24c5f72
/usr/lib64/security/pam_kwallet5.so
/usr/libexec/pam_kwallet_init

References

pam-kwallet website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pam-kwallet on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.